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1,834 Notable deaths
by cancer
Andre Gunder Frank
German-american economic historian and sociologist who promoted dependency theory after 1970 and world-systems theory after 1984.
Born February 24th, 1929 in Berlin. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2005 at 76 years old in Luxembourg (cancer). [ref]
Terry Callier
American jazz, soul and folk guitarist and singer-songwriter.
Born May 24th, 1945 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2012 at 67 years old in Chicago (cancer). [ref]
George Clayton Johnson
American writer (1929-2015).
Born July 10th, 1929 in Cheyenne.
Died December 25th, 2015 at 86 years old in North Hills (cancer).
Rupert Hine
British rock musician and producer (1947-2020).
Born September 21st, 1947 in London.
Died June 4th, 2020 at 72 years old in Wiltshire (cancer). [ref]
Chuck Loeb
American smooth jazz guitarist and musician (1955-2017).
Born December 7th, 1955 in Nyack. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2017 at 61 years old in Nyack (cancer). [ref]
Mary Douglas
British anthropologist.
Born March 25th, 1921 in Sanremo.
Died May 16th, 2007 at 86 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Derek Taylor
British music executive.
Born May 7th, 1932 in Liverpool.
Died September 8th, 1997 at 65 years old in Sudbury (cancer).
Archie Goodwin
American comic book writer, editor and artist (1937–1998).
Born September 9th, 1937 in Kansas City.
Died March 1st, 1998 at 60 years old in New York City (cancer).
Phil Masinga
South african footballer (1969-2019).
Born June 28th, 1969 in Klerksdorp.
Died January 13th, 2019 at 49 years old in Parktown (cancer). [ref]
Tom Roberts
Australian artist (1856-1931).
Born March 9th, 1856 in Dorchester. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1931 at 75 years old in Kallista (cancer). [ref]
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